Improvement in washing-machine



4nite-1i gioire @anni @Wire 13mm Patent No. 93,346, dazed August 3, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINE.

The Schedule referred to in these'Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom 'it may concern Be it'known that I, JOIIN RINGENfof -the eity and v county of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in IVa-shing-Maehine Stoppers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full and exaet description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawing, and letters Of reference marked thereon. I

The nature of my invention consists in so eonstrueting the common wooden stopperl that it maybe opened from the inside by a handle on the Outside of the machine.

In the drawing- A is a long, round, wooden plug, passing through the top of the machine, down the inside, through the block B, which is fastened tothe inside 'of the sndsbox of the machine.

P is an aperture through which the water can pass from the suds-box, and is situated in the bottom of the box, so it will drain all the water o.

The plug is made to fit this aperture, and is directed into it by the bleek B.

E is a peg set in the side ofthe ends-box, about an ineh below the bleek B, and'toxone side of lthe plug A, and serves to hold the plug A up, when the aperture is open.

C is a small peg in the plug A, to keep the plug, or

stopper from being drawn'out of the bleek 15,'and to keep yit from falling down when it is turned on the peg E.

When you wish to open the aperture I), you have but to take the plug A by the handle, and liftvit up, until the peg (l strikes the bottom of the-bleek 1B; then turn it to the right, and the peg C will 'rest on'the peg E, and the stopper will beheld up; and when you wish to close the aperture I, give the plug Aa half turn to the left, andrit will drop ofi' the peg E into the aperture I), and shut olf the water. A

I am aware ofthe patent to Ellis Doty, dated May 15, 1866, and the patent to J. B. Crowley, dated November 12, 1867, for improvement in wash-boiler, and liold that they do not interfere with my invention.

What I elaim'as my invention, and desire to secure vby Letters Patent, is-

' Witnesses:

.Wan M. EeoLns, Cuantas II. GnArIN. 

